Estimator - Environment and Water - Peterborough, United Kingdom - Mott MacDonald

Mott MacDonald

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Peterborough, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Description

Do you want to work for a company whose purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes, and to transform businesses, communities, and opportunities for its employees? Mott MacDonald is a global consultancy whose people do exactly that.

Are you an experienced Estimator seeking a new challenge?
Interested in joining a leading multi-million-pound organisation to work on a range of exciting schemes?
Do you wish to take on a role with excellent opportunities for long term career progression?

About the team

Our environment and water portfolio is primarily a UK based business delivering project, programme and commercial management services to regulated water/wastewater clients and the Environment Agency.

Our work stretches across the entire project lifecycle, frompre-contract cost estimating and benchmarking to post contract QS services and commercial assurance.

For project and programme management we deliver capital projects on behalf of our clients, both internal and external that range from several hundred thousandpounds in value to major projects and programmes worth over £0.5billion.

Additionally we are the home of the cost intelligence service, a specialist team of data analysts and economists who provide expert advice across all sectors on inflation and indexation.

We currently work with around half of the UK's regulated water and wastewater companies.
What you will contribute to the team;
Be responsible for the provision of cost estimates up to appropriate Delivery Milestone within the programme area.
Develop the estimating working practices within the programme area
Ensure governance of all stakeholders is achieved within agreed timescales
Ensure stakeholder costs are broken down to an appropriate level
Provide high level solution costs for risk and value process evaluation
Compile & submit to Procurement Department initial 'requisition' procurement schedule to identify forward demand
Ensure that the challenge of sustainability is recognised within the proposed solution including carbon benefits.
Liaison with 3rd Parties - including land compensation, enabling teams etc and ensure adequate provision has been made for the respective allowances in the estimate
Be responsible for the utilisation and implementation of standard products within the estimating package:
Lean techniques, to increase predictability and productivity whilst reducing waste
Standard products in the Product Catalogue within programmes
Liaise with stakeholders to provide advice and identify risk and opportunities
Ensure Programme and estimating package are aligned
Ensure that the delivery team have a clear understanding of the delivery strategy;
Solution cost build ups including detailed scheme breakdowns for gang structure, materials and production outputs etc. are provided at pre-start meeting
Clear understanding of the financial issues of each scheme - risk & opportunities
Required for the position of Estimator;

A degree in an Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying or relevant experience

ACostE/MRICS/MCIOB qualified or working towards
Familiarity with an existing estimating package CANDY, CONQUEST CAUSEWAY COST EX etc.
Extensive experience of working in infrastructure projects, ideally in the water sector but not limited to
Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with clients and colleagues
Understanding of how TOTEX (Total expenditure) is calculated using Capital Expenditure, Operational Expenditure, Whole Life cost and Embedded / Operational carbon values to provide whole life cost solutions to our clients

How to apply

Mott MacDonald is Work180 accredited - which means we actively support and encourage women to join our work force

Benefits we offer:
Pension matched up to 7%
Life insurance
An annual professional institution subscription
Continuous development opportunities - because we want you to thrive
Agile/flexible working - because life isn't 9-5
Enhanced parental leave; shared parental leave policies - for parents and care givers
Annual company performance bonus scheme - Subject to company performance
Flexible benefits that suit you, including cycle to work & interest free season ticket loans.
The opportunity to make a difference; learn more about our social outcomes
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Equality, diversity and inclusion

We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all.

We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusiveenvironment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

Agile working

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team and personal commitments.

We embrace agility, flexibility and trust.

More about Mott MacDonald
We're a global engineering, management and development consultancy.

Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients' businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person's differences and striving to meet their needs.

Our values:
progress, respect, integrity, drive, excellence